More students are picking Okanagan College

| September 30, 2016 in Kelowna

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Okanagan College has seen an increased number of people picking the college this fall.

The total number of students enrolled across the four major campuses has climbed by almost four per cent compared to last year. A total of 8,329 students were registered by this year Sept. 16. Last year, there were 8,005 students.

“The indications are that we are experiencing another strong year,” explained Okanagan College President Jim Hamilton.

“We can likely expect that this will be the 12th consecutive year that we exceed government’s total enrolment targets. More importantly, the strong demand for our programming indicates we are providing relevant and valuable education for our communities, and that’s what is most important to us.”

Kelowna’s campus grew by 3.5 per cent reaching 5,237 students. Vernon’s campus has 1,070 students, Penticton has 2,777 and 638 students are enrolled at the Salmon Arm campus.

Okanagan College is also a place a lot of international students want to attend. There are 683 international students currently registered at the school. 

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